Hard shoulder east

Cleared

hard shoulder east

Start time
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:10 AM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
2 hours 1 second
Road
M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J17 And J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:10 AM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:55 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 9:10 AM
  • Latest update: hard shoulder east
Coordinates
51.514730, -2.083739
Latitude span
51.514429 – 51.515173
Longitude span
-2.091200 – -2.076937
Bounding box centre
51.514801, -2.084069
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:10 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
8 hours 50 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{401B6C60-2D63-421E-A2CE-4EA399FE425F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
406 m
To Distance
1,400 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.514429 -2.0912
51.514434 -2.090441
51.514439 -2.089932
51.514461 -2.088753
51.514485 -2.087873
51.514515 -2.086933
51.514558 -2.085829
51.514608 -2.084765
51.51467 -2.083645
51.514715 -2.082823
51.514772 -2.08179
51.514849 -2.080705
51.514923 -2.07971
51.515042 -2.078334
51.515172 -2.076944

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{18A7AC03-B1E5-4F77-BF84-9B510DF7D45B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
0 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.515172 -2.076944
51.515173 -2.076937
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.091200, 51.514429
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -2.088753,
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            ],
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            ],
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                -2.085829,
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                -2.083645,
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                -2.082823,
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            ],
            [
                -2.08179,
                51.514772
            ],
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                -2.080705,
                51.514849
            ],
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                -2.07971,
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            ],
            [
                -2.078334,
                51.515042
            ],
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                -2.076944,
                51.515172
            ],
            [
                -2.076944,
                51.515172
            ],
            [
                -2.076937,
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            ]
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.0912,
            51.514429
        ],
        [
            -2.090441,
            51.514434
        ],
        [
            -2.089932,
            51.514439
        ],
        [
            -2.088753,
            51.514461
        ],
        [
            -2.087873,
            51.514485
        ],
        [
            -2.086933,
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        ],
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        ],
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            -2.084765,
            51.514608
        ],
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            -2.083645,
            51.51467
        ],
        [
            -2.082823,
            51.514715
        ],
        [
            -2.08179,
            51.514772
        ],
        [
            -2.080705,
            51.514849
        ],
        [
            -2.07971,
            51.514923
        ],
        [
            -2.078334,
            51.515042
        ],
        [
            -2.076944,
            51.515172
        ],
        [
            -2.076944,
            51.515172
        ],
        [
            -2.076937,
            51.515173
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:10 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:55 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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